March 12, 2006 By Andnetwork .com The Nigerian Army has confirmed the clash between soldiers and militants in the oil- producing Niger Delta region Wednesday, but denied the militants claim that they killed 13 soldiers in the battle. Army spokesman, Col. Mohammed Yusuf, said in Abuja however that some soldiers were wounded in the attack.. [...]
Posts on ‘March 12th, 2006’
Daily Mail London: business briefs column
Daily Mail – London: KRTBN; Mar 11, 2006 ON THE SHORTLIST: Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell is understood to have short-listed bidders for its GBP1bn-rated liquefied petroleum gas unit, which will be carved into two. Ultrapar Participacoes of Brazil and a joint team of private equity firms PAI and Bain have been shortlisted for Shell's [...]
The Observer: A gas deal with Russia? We'll grin and bear it
Like it or not, Europeans cannot live without Russian gas. The continent already buys 34 per cent of its energy from Russia's state-owned Gazprom, and that could rise to 45 per cent over the next decade. Britain, too, is a net importer following the depletion of reserves in the North Sea. With that in mind, [...]
Sunday Telegraph: Cut tax if crude price falls, say oil firms
By Sylvia Pfeifer (Filed: 12/03/2006) Senior oil executives have in recent weeks warned the Government that investment in the North Sea could be at risk in the event that crude prices fall from their current near-record levels, unless ministers rethink their £2bn-a-year tax raid. With Gordon Brown, the chancellor, set to unveil his Budget in [...]
The Sunday Times: Scottish Business Digest
March 12, 2006 Scotrenewables, an Orkney-based tidal power company, has won the first UK national title at the Shell Springboard awards, which recognise the best small business ideas to combat climate change. Scotrenewables’ prize is a trip to Shell’s Reykjavik hydrogen facility in Iceland later this year. Barry Johnston from Scotrenewables said it was a [...]
The Sunday Times: Special Report: Make or break for Shell in Russia
Success in Siberia is vital to restore its reputation and secure reserves. By Tracey Boles in Sakhalin SAMER SLIM grew up in the heat of Lebanon, but he has made a quick adjustment to the bone-chilling temperatures of Siberia. If it gets above -10C, he works in a T-shirt. It sounds mad, but -10C feels [...]
Irish Independent: Ex-Garda joins Shell drive for good PR in Corrib row
Mar 11, 2006 Tom Shiel A FORMER top garda has been appointed by Shell E&P Ireland as an “adviser” in a bid to break the impasse over the Corrib Gas project. John Carey, who retired last year as Chief Superintendent of the Mayo Garda Division, is to begin work immediately with the multinational company on [...]
BBC Monitoring Service: Nigeria: Oil workers blame government for frequent abductions in Niger Delta
BBC Monitoring Service – United Kingdom; Mar 11, 2006 Nigeria: Oil workers blame government for frequent abductions in Niger Delta Text of report by Nigerian Rhythm FM radio from Rivers State Pengassan [Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria] and Nupeng [National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers] have condemned the abduction [...]
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